Momentum Tulsa: Art Doesn't Stand Still June 21, 2008

Art doesn’t stand still. Well, at least not at the Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition’s annual event Momentum Tulsa: Art Doesn’t Stand Still. Now in its fifth year, the exhibit and party will take place on Saturday, June 21, 2008 from 8pm-Midnight. Once again, it will take over Living Arts and Liggett Studio at 308 & 314 S. Kenosha Ave., as well as the street, creating a block-party atmosphere.

With a mission to highlight Oklahoma artists ages 30 and under, the exhibition will feature a variety of media including painting, photography, sculpture, film, performance, and large-scale installations with an emphasis on the interactive. Music on the outdoor stage is provided by local bands Ghosts, Recorder and Guardant.

This year, Momentum Tulsa will feature a special addition: Momentum Spotlight. The Spotlight has given three selected artists $1,500 each and three months of interaction with the guest curators. The three artists, Liz Rodda of Norman, Tünde Darvay of Norman and Jordan Vinyard of Oklahoma City, have created new works to be exhibited at Momentum Tulsa for the first time.

The art and awards for Momentum Tulsa are selected by guest curators. This year, curators are Sunni Mercer, Artist and NEA Regional Fellow and Jennifer Barron, Artist and Momentum Spotlight Emerging Curator. Barron was selected from a pool of applicants to participate as an emerging curator through the Momentum Spotlight program. Awards for artists total over $1,000 and include Viewers Choice awards in both Visual Art and Performance Art categories, selected by Momentum attendees.

OVAC expects 800 in attendance at the June 21 opening party. Tickets to the event are $7 in advance or $10 at the door. Tickets can be purchased online at www.MomentumOklahoma.org, or by phone at 405-232-6991. Advance tickets can also be purchased in person at Dwelling Spaces, 119 S. Detroit; Under the Mooch, 1423 S. Harvard; or Blue 7, 7518 N. May (OKC). The OFFICIAL MOMENTUM AFTER-PARTY will be held at the Tiny Lounge, just around the corner from the event, at 818 E. 3rd St.

Momentum Tulsa is made possible with the generous support of Bank of Oklahoma, Urban Tulsa Weekly, Tiny Lounge, NONzine and the National Endowment for the Arts. For more information about Momentum Tulsa, please visit www.MomentumOklahoma.org.

Official Website: http://www.MomentumOklahoma.org